Gun



Patented Sept. H5, 192%.,

l j ai with GUN.

Application filed .Tune 28,

My present invention has reference to a toy gun in which the iinpelling power tor driving a stick or rod is in the nature ot an elastic band, and my object is the provision of means for protecting the elastic band,

for holding the same in operative position,

` andtor accurately releasing the said band when the projectile is to be shot iroin the Oun.

Aviurther object is the provision, in a toy gun of this character, oit a hammer member associated with the elastic impelling band, and a trigger member tor actuating the A hammer. j

A still further object is the provision oi' a toy gun ot this type which is characterized by simplicity in construction, cheapness in manufacture and thorough etliciency in practical use.

To the attainment of the foregoing, reterence is to be had to the drawings which accompany and term part ot this application.

ln the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation o'lf a toy gun in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 isan enlarged sectional view approximately on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure l is a sectional view onv the line 4-4- or' Figure 1. j

Figure 5 is a fragmentary elevation to illustrate another manner in which the elastic band may be secured to the gun.

The gun proper is constru'cted ot wood to include a barrel 1 and a stoclr 2. rlhc barrel 1 has its outer edge groovedv longitudinally, as at 3, throughout the length thereof,

j and the said barrel terminates in' a slightly rearwardly `inclined shoulder 4. rllhe groove 3 extends centrally through the shoulder 4L and the inner wall provided by this portion ol the groove is deepened and is preferably rounded, as at 5. The under tace et the bar- 4-5 rel, adjacent the outer end thereof, has secured thereon a staple 6, and received through this staple there is an endless elastic Y element 7. 1t may, however, be tound preterable to secure the ends of the elastic or like v rubber band 7 to the sides oi' the barrel by clips 6 as illustrated in Figure 5 ot the drawings. |lllhe inner loop of the elastic impelling element 7 has arranged there 1926. Serial No. 119,152.

around a non-elastic band 9, whose outer end is iixedly secured to a button 10. rFhe button is designed to rest against the shoulder t when the band 7 is stretched, and the outer end or loop of the band 7 is designed to be received in a depression 11 in a cross sectional rounded stick 12 that provides the projectile. It is to be noted that the nonelastic band 9 receives the round portion of the elastic element 7 therethrough and consequcntly the non-elastic member will be re ccived in the depression 11 of the stick 12, thus ailier-ding a protection to the elastic band to prevent the same wearing and be coming easily broken by direct contact with the sticlr. lt will be also noted that this portion oit the nonelastic band 9 not only serves as a protector but also as a cushioning element for the elastic band 7.

Passing through an opening 13 in the gun, at the juncture ot the stoclr and barrel, there is a wooden or like pin 1d. rlhe pin passes through the deepened inner portion of the longitudinally extending groove 3 and is received between the walls thereot so that the axial center of the said stiel; is arranged approximately in a line with the shoulder il. rl`his arrangement is believed clearly illustrated by Figures 3 and t oi' the drawings. The pin is disposed directly below and is normally in Contact with the button providing the hammer 10. yl`he lower end et the trigger 111 is preferably secured toa Aliexible guard 15 and the ends ot this guard are tacked or otherwise secured to the under face of the gun. A pressure on the guard will raise the hammer 10 trom the shoulder 4: and permit the contraction ot the hand 7, which, oit course, impels the projectile 12 through the groove 13 of the barrel.

The simplicity of the construction will, it is thought, be apparent.

Having described the invention, I claim A toy gun comprising a` barrel and a stock, and said barrel having its upper edge grooved tl'iroughout the length thereof, and merging, at its inner end into a slightly inclined shoulder, and the groove tor a short distance Yfrom said shoulder being beaded, an elastic element having its ends fixed on the sic es ot the barrel and carrying a button to be received on the shoulder, said gun, in

button when the latter rests on the shoulder and an arched flexible guard having its ends secured .to the ygun and to which .the pin is centrally connected.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

GEGBG'E W. TIPPETTS. 

